Cyanobacterial dominance of polar freshwater ecosystems: Are high-latitude mat-formers adapted to low temperature?

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-181

  Tang, Evonne P Y ^a   Tremblay, Roxanne ^a   Vincent, Warwick F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Arctic; Cyanobacteria; Growth; Low temperature; Microbial mats

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; OSCILLATORIACEAE;

CYANOBACTERIA; GROWTH RATE; POLAR ECOSYSTEM; PSYCHROPHILE; PSYCHROTROPH; TEMPERATURE;

ANTARCTICA; ARCTIC;

EID: 0030617969     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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